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Make your walls happy by entering for a chance to win $100 in custom art prints from the talented independent designers at Minted. Keep reading to see how to enter. Thanks to Minted for sponsoring this post! I’m a big Minted fan (make that a HUGE Minted fan!) not only because the designs are awesome …

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My free printable Winnie The Pooh mini popcorn box template will put you “in the mood …for food.” Download my Pooh popcorn box printable to make your own snack boxes for a Winnie the Pooh movie night or birthday party theme. Remember that song? It’s from the classic movie “The Many Adventures of Winnie the …

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Make a DIY 1st birthday bib for your baby’s 1st birthday party! It’s a cute detail that looks great in 1st birthday photos. I’m loving this DIY 1st birthday bib that I made for Liam using Handmade Charlotte stencils, FolkArt paint, and a little bit of sewing. Plaid sent me the Party set from Rachel Faucett’s …

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Our good friends at minted.com want to help you make memorable gifts for your mom. minted.com is giving 10% off plus free ground shipping coupon code to merrimentdesign.com readers to buy memorable gifts for your mom or, uh, yourself. Choose from greeting cards, personalized stationery, journals, artwork, and party decor. I love the fresh styles …

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Thanks to Lark Crafts for sponsoring this giveaway. If you are anything like me, sometimes you need a little inspiration. This giveaway includes two books from Lark Crafts that are bound to get your creativity flowing. Making an Impression: Designing and Creating Artful Stamps by Geninne D. Zlatkis is a lovely guide to creating stamps …

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This post is sponsored by Elmer’s and X-ACTO. Tis the season for making and gifting cookies. Elise and I are decorating sugar cookies for our friends and neighbors and we’re going to package them in these 5-minute DIY cookie treat bags made from plain old wax paper and decorative Elmer’s Designer Masking Tape. It’s a …

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The holidays are coming and what could be better than to give (or receive) handmade jewelry? The two books in our giveaway, “A Bounty of Bead & Wire Bracelets: 50 Fun, Fast Jewelry Projects” and “A Bounty of Bead & Wire Necklaces: 50 Fun, Fast Jewelry Projects” by Nathalie Mornu are both chock full of …

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It’s getting chilly in Chicago — clearly time to start busting out some cute hand crocheted hats. Wish I knew how to crochet or knit but alas, I don’t yet. Good thing there’s cute.tuques who made this adorable sock monkey hat for my monkey-obsessed girl… …and this aviator beanie for my little future pilot… Isn’t …

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This painted spiderweb DIY Halloween candy bowl for trick-or-treat ranks at the top of my all-time favorite Halloween crafts. Each Halloween my downstairs neighbors and I sit on our Chicago city stoop with our candy bowl piled with chocolate treats for costumed kids (plus maybe a glass or two of wine for us). I made …

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The Martha Stewart Spray Kit is basically a genius way of turning almost any Martha Stewart Crafts paint into spray paint. Let’s process this. You can turn almost ANY COLOR into spray paint which comes in super handy in Chicago where it’s illegal to purchase spray paint within city limits 🙂 To get you in …

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Sparklers are super pretty and fun but holy wow, do they ever get hot! Yeeowch. Help prevent accidental burns from used sparklers this 4th of July by making my DIY Sparkler Safety Holder Bucket. Just add water and place burnt sparklers inside the sparkler holder bucket for a safer way to dispose of hot metal …

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I am loving these tassel cocktail stirrers — just the right added flair to summertime drinks on the deck. Earlier I showed you some of my DIY custom necklaces, earrings and belts using Styled by Tori Spelling jewelry pieces. Now I’m going to show you how to use Styled by Tori Spelling danglers to glitz up your …

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